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Franklin Cliffs

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Elevation
920 m
Tallest summit within 8.4 miles
Hawksbill1,232 m · 1.9 mi
Nearest byway
Skyline Driveon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:42local time
Coordinates
38.5371, -78.4203
Franklin Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Franklin Cliffs is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded 920 m. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the northeast, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose River Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Skyline Drive runs past it.

Elevation
920 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Franklin Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillNE 47°1,232 m1.9 mi
Stony ManNNE 32°1,220 m5.0 mi
Fork MountainS 177°1,172 m4.0 mi
HazeltopSSW 203°1,149 m4.4 mi
BushytopNNE 26°1,142 m4.2 mi
NakedtopNNE 27°1,138 m1.6 mi
Spitler HillE 81°1,138 m1.6 mi
Betty's RockNE 44°1,131 m2.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2816:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

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